Kenneth J. Lawrence

Minor planets discovered: 32 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Kenneth J. Lawrence (born 1964) is an American astronomer.[2]

Credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 32 numbered asteroids between 1989 and 1994, he has also co-discovered 152P/Helin-Lawrence, a periodic comet from the Jupiter family.[3] He was also a participant at in Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey.[2]

The main-belt asteroid 4969 Lawrence, discovered by Eleanor Helin in 1986, is named in his honor.[2] Naming citation was published on 14 July 1992 (M.P.C. 20522).[4]

List of discovered minor planets

5621 Erb23 September 1990list
5653 Camarillo21 November 1992list [A]
(5836) 1993 MF22 June 1993list [A]
6456 Golombek27 July 1992list [A]
6561 Gruppetta10 October 1991list
(6727) 1991 TF410 October 1991list
(7091) 1992 JA1 May 1992list [A]
(7341) 1991 VK1 November 1991list [A]
(9058) 1992 JB1 May 1992list [B]
(9400) 1994 TW19 October 1994list [A]
9969 Braille27 May 1992list [A]
(11904) 1991 TR113 October 1991list
(14923) 1994 TU37 October 1994list
(16636) 1993 QP23 August 1993list [A]
(22306) 1990 SF423 September 1990list
(23548) 1994 EF211 March 1994list
(26850) 1992 JL1 May 1992list [C]
(30831) 1990 TO1414 October 1990list [A]
(32906) 1994 RH2 September 1994list [A]
(37589) 1991 NN99 July 1991list [A]
(37591) 1991 TD410 October 1991list
(39565) 1992 SL24 September 1992list [A]
(48470) 1991 TC210 October 1991list
(73681) 1989 TL182 October 1989list [A]
(90722) 1991 TE410 October 1991list
(136620) 1994 JC4 May 1994list [A]
(152563) 1992 BF30 January 1992list [A]
(162004) 1991 VE3 November 1991list [A]
(207945) 1991 JW8 May 1991list [A]
(301846) 1993 OV116 July 1993list [A]
(385186) 1994 AW111 January 1994list [A]
(393350) 1992 RN11 September 1992list [A]
Co-discovery made with:
A E. F. Helin
B J. Alu
C P. Rose

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4969) Lawrence. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 428. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 152P/Helin-Lawrence". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2016.


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